The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained a preliminary injunction, asset freeze, and other emergency relief against Atlanta-based Drive Planning LLC and its founder and CEO, high-profile investor and author Todd Burkhalter, charging the defendants...
A Detroit woman who conducted business as an unlicensed real estate agent and accountant was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading pled no contest to one felony and two misdemeanors. According to Office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Krystal...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released an advisory opinion and research report highlighting predatory lending concerns related to contract-for-deed home selling. In a press statement, the CFPB warned that contract-to-deed transactions “often have...
Miami-based Doma Title Insurance Inc. has partnered with Intellicheck, a provider of digital and physical identity validation solutions, to offer Doma’s independent title agents and approved attorneys a new tool designed to detect seller impersonation. During 2023,...
A former real estate agent in Australia was sentenced to four months in prison for misusing his clients’ homebuying deposits. News.com.au reported Justin Scavo, who was sole director of Revolve Real Estate, started withdrawing money from the trust accounts of four...
ACORE Raises $1.1 Billion for Opportunistic Commercial Real Estate Credit
